Lets just say the cost of the cascade effect is one mana then Shardless agent is a two costing 2/2 which is less exciting than a three mana 3/2 with haste but not directly comparable due to different positions on the curve
March 11, 2015
Mono Red Decklist 4 Lightning Bolt 16 Mountain 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 3 Lightning Strike 1 Lightning Strike 4 Roiling Vortex 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel 4 Searing Blood 4 Skewer the Critics 4 Light Up the Stage 4 Blood Moon 4 Ramunap Ruins If you want to have fun with a fierce, fast-moving deck that depends heavily on direct damage and swift creature attacks, then Mono Red is a solid choice
The cause of this is because 1) Slivers are incredibly popular 2) we haven't had Slivers in a main set for a decade and reprints are few and far between, so supply is low 3) Sliver Swarm did a bad job reprinting Sliver staples
For 4 generic mana, The One Ring is an indestructible legendary artifact
Subsequently, its no wonder that plenty of players are enjoying this card, keeping demand, and prices, up
